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Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
1947 • Filipino • Statesman
60
Total Quotes
Collected Meditations
Showing 60 quotesThe military is faithful to the constitution. They will come in only to protect the people from the enemies of the state.— Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Filipino businessmen must have the ability to compete freely in the global economy.— Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
In a global arena, what our businessmen need in order to be competitive is transparency and a level playing-field.— Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
We must promote solid traits such as work ethics, a dignified lifestyle, matching actions to rhetoric, performance rather than grandstanding.— Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
I am very grateful to our Muslim population. One of the things we've been doing is stepping up our inter-faith dialogue with the Muslim population. And I think that helped very much in their support for me.— Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
On the economy, the U.S. cumulatively is our most important investor, most important trading partner, most important sort of tourists, and we have now a tie that will... a link that will be here for many, many years to come, and that is the big Philippine-American community in the United States - three million of them.— Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
It is the civilian part of the politics that is very, very bad, and we have to change that.— Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
The military is very constitutionalist, and I have my faith in them and in the cooler heads of the people.— Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
In all the things I've gone through as a politician, I have seen that in this system it is really very difficult to make any headway without being somehow tainted. And let me say, 'Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.'— Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
I can say that I have not done any culpable violation of the constitution.— Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
While there's been much progress on terrorism, there's still much work to do and it is very important that the countries work together in order to address this threat together.— Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
It is simply the truth that the political system that I am part of has degenerated to the point that it needs fundamental change.— Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
We have the hardest working people in the world, the most adaptable and the most congenial to employ.— Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Now I ask you to make your sacrifice. Take a gamble. I took the plunge and I'm glad of it.— Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
In the time one is given, the steward must make the most of the talents one is given by the Lord.— Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
I want ordinary people to enjoy a decent standard of living, with ever increasing security, comfort and joy.— Gloria Macapagal Arroyo